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VXG Video Player offers faster playback, online streaming in HD

There are a lot of video player apps available for Android but only a few are considered really powerful. While some are helpful and convenient to the users, most are premium apps and are still limited. The VXG Video Player is one app that is simple to use, offering faster response to play video files and movies. The app also allows easy sharing of videos with friends over a WiFi network. The app is able to do network streams aside from playing most movies and videos in HD.



Some of the more popular video players like the Archos and VLC support HD videos and the VXG Video Player is no different. App was recently updated with file renaming, added checking of prefix_name on valid filename characters, better EOS for remote and local file, and FootBar control and context menu for file, videos, and streams. These are aside from the standard features like File Playback, Online stream playback, HD and UHD resolution.


Experience a smoother file playback as it supports a lot of video formats minus the ads. You can also record your favorite fragment, do simple downloads and uploads over WiFi, and search video files. The app also allows picture shifting, digital zoom, automatic identification of media files on device, quick video preview, smart thumbnails for local files, and more.


As for Online stream playback, the app supports most streaming types like MMS, RTMP, HTTP-HLS, RTSP, RTP, and UDP. Live streaming can also be recorded for future playback. You'll find easy streams list control like Add, Delete, and Modify. No need to install a Flash Player plug-in to play FLV files because the VXG Video Player can automatically run them. For those who like watching in hi-res, you'd be happy to know that the Android app also supports HD and UHD resolution, thanks to a hardware decoder that uses hardware acceleration with processor optimization and multi-core decoding making the most of the device's dual-core chip.


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Download VXG Video Player from the Google Play Store





Asus Hints at Upcoming Week-long Battery Smartwatch

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Asus hinted that their next smartwatch, succesor to the elegant ZenWatch, could feature up to 7 days of battery life due to mobile processing chipset and “OS optimizations”. The same device will also feature voice-calling built in. Let’s hope it comes with Android Wear!


The post Asus Hints at Upcoming Week-long Battery Smartwatch appeared first on xda-developers.


OnePlus expands reach to Indonesia starting January 27

After its rather tragic launch in India, Chinese startup OnePlus is turning its gaze to Southeast Asia, starting with Indonesia. The OEM has just announced the upcoming availability of the OnePlus One in the world's largest archipelago. But like in India, it isn't doing it alone. OnePlus is partnering with e-tailer Lazada to bring the much hyped and much desired smartphone to the region. Hopefully this time, with fewer if not no legal headaches.



The OnePlus One was considered the "flagship killer", at least in 2014, because of its high-end specs and killer price, two attributes more readily associated with Chinese mobile star Xiaomi. Unlike Xiaomi's devices, however, the OnePlus One was available to many parts of the world. But beyond shipping, the biggest problem with the smartphone was availability, as getting your hands on one required an invitation.


Sadly, that same system will be in place with this Lazada Indonesia deal. Even though Lazada is an online retailer, those wishing to buy a OnePlus One in the area will need an Indonesia-specific invite, which will start going out next month. But to kick off the new availability of the smartphone, OnePlus and Lazada will be offering a no-invite needed pre-order phase starting January 27, 11:00 a.m. local time. The 64 GB Sandstone Black model will sell for 4,499,000 IDR, roughly the equivalent $360.


Lazada is considered one of the biggest e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia, operating in countries such as Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. If its partnership with Lazada Indonesia proves to be successful, it will hopefully encourage OnePlus to expand to those other countries as well. And hopefully it will also do the same for the next OnePlus smartphone.


SOURCE: OnePlus


MakerBot app makes 3D printing even easier

The advent of 3D printing has brought a number of hardcore changes to the way we view manufacturing, and it's only going to get easier as time and technology moves forward. MakerBot, an outfit that specializes in 3D printing technology, has recently made life that much easier for 3D printing aficionados. They've rolled out an Android version of their mobile app so you can now interact with your 3D printer by simply using your Android tablet or smartphone.



MakerBot Mobile promises to streamline your 3D printing process and make your workflow even easier by allowing you to access any 3D model file from your Cloud Library. You can then optimize, scale, or slice the design, layer by layer, and confirm the print operation with only a tap of your finger. The app even lets you pause your 3D printing process or cancel it altogether. And if you’re one who gets really picky about details, you can have your MakerBot printer’s on-board camera send snapshots of the printing job every three seconds and have it sent to your mobile so you can monitor the process in real time.


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The mobile app works with the MakerBot Replicator, Replicator Mini, and the Replicator Z18, which may require firmware 1.4 or newer to be installed. The app runs on any device running Android 4.0.3 and up and is deliciously lightweight -- needing only 11MB of storage on your mobile device. The application also works in tandem with Thingiverse, which allows you to look for 3D models that aren’t in your current collection; when you find something from the Thingiverse library that you fancy, simply tap the “Print Now” option and the MakerBot Mobile app automatically takes over.


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The only drawback is that for the app to do its magic, it needs to be within the range of your Internet-connected MakerBot 3D printer’s WiFi network. This means that, for the moment, you can’t do your 3D printing miles away from the operation while you’re on vacation and your printer is slaving away for your happiness. But take heart, as MakerBot has also announced plans to make the printing process accessible via 3G or 4G soon. Until then, we can be content with controlling the printer while enjoying lunch in the kitchen or the company cafeteria.


DOWNLOAD: Google Play Store

SOURCE: MakerBot





uCiC is location-based app to help answer your questions

Prominent communication theorist Marshall Mcluhan talked about the global village years before the Internet was commercialized, saying that digital technology will contract the world into one community. Decades later, we have seen this come true in a sense. A new app is contributing to this concept by letting you help strangers and vice versa through the power of pictures and mobile connection. Will uCiC (you see I see) become your new best friend?



uCiC is a location-based service that will help you get answers from people who are actually there in a certain place you need to go to or need something from. Of course you need to turn on your location on your smartphone or tablet to be able to use it. On the app's map, you select a point of interest and you'll be shown other users who are also in the area. You then type in your request and it will be sent as a push notification to those who are in the area and have chosen to turn that option on. They can respond by taking a picture and putting a caption and sending it back to you.


Those who help other people will earn karma points and you can then use these points to make new requests. Some practical examples would be if you need to know if the subway is crowded at this time, or if you need to buy something from the indie bookstore a few blocks away but don't want to waste your time if it's not available there (and if the bookstore doesn't have a social media account).




If you're worried about your privacy, the app guarantees that users will remain anonymous and that you don't need to "friend" or add people as contacts in order to communicate with them. Of course, recent security breaches on various apps will still cause some uneasiness for some users. But if you feel like you trust the developers to protect your information and if you really need to have your math problem solved by someone from MIT, you can download uCiC from the Google Play Store for free.


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Achievement unlocked: Root for Sony Xperia Z3, Z3 Compact

In another pleasant display of showing the big corporations that, in the world of Android, nothing stays locked down for too long, clever minds have finally broken through the locks Sony has put on the bootloaders of the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact, making it possible for you to finally gain root access to these devices. In their defense, Sony has been one of the more lenient manufacturers when it comes to tweaking their devices for AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Well, there are just some locks that are meant to be broken down.



XDA developer "serajr" revealed the secret formula behind the Sony locks, thanks to the tireless probing of fellow developer "zxz0O0". The process, however, is not an easy one, and like any modification, this has the potential to turn your Z3 handset into a complete brick. For starters, current firmware is not compatible with the mod, so this means you will have to roll back your unit to version 23.0.1.A.5.77 before you can do anything. Once this has been achieved, it’s on to creating a pre-rooted version of your device’s hardware, flashing a recovery image, and applying the root exploit to your device.


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It should be noted at this point that this mod applies mainly to US handsets locked down by their carriers. It is not worth trying on the international versions of the Xperia Z3 and Z3 Compact, as these already have unlockable bootloaders and can be easily fiddled with to suit your custom requirements. The hack largely does not apply to Sony devices offered by Verizon either, as these may come with already-modified hardware.


With quite a number of restrictions, it may also help to ask yourself if rooting your Sony Xperia Z3 or Z3 Compact is worth the trouble; Sony is set to release updates to enable its devices to run on Android Lollipop soon, anyway. Still, if you’re intent on getting the most out of your (locked) device, check out the XDA forum thread to try and set free your Sony Xperia device on your own.


VIA: Android Authority





Samsung developing a wearable sensor to detect strokes

A stroke is what you call it when a small blood clot makes its way into the tiny blood vessels in the brain and gets stuck. Once those tiny vessels are blocked, blood flow to part of the brain stops and that part of the brain can be permanently damaged if not treated quickly. With quick treatment, medications can dissolve the clot and return the person to their normal life. Without treatment, people can be disabled for the remainder of their life or die.



A group of engineers at Samsung has been working on developing a wearable sensor that can detect strokes with the goal of giving people indication that they need to go in for treatment. Many that have strokes put off going because they don’t recognize the symptoms. The wearable sensor is being developed in the Samsung Creativity Lab.


The prototype solution is called the Early Detection Sensor & Algorithm Package. The prototype allows anyone to monitor brainwaves, which are electrical pulses, using a smartphone or tablet. The engineers say that the sensor can gauge the probability of an oncoming stroke.


The head worn sensor wirelessly sends brainwave data to the smartphone or tablet and can determine the likelihood of a stroke within 60 seconds. The device can also provide information about neurological health, stress, anxiety, and sleep patterns. The wearable sensor needs no saline solutions to be rubbed into the hair making it convenient and easy to use. There is no indication right now of if the prototype will ever become a product available for sale to the public.


SOURCE: Samsung


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